Unacknowledged and unrepented sin is fatal. When a people will not acknowledge its sins as sin and will not repent of it, they have marked themselves for destruction.
I read this verse and shuddered: "They parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves."
As a nation, we, too, parade our sins like Sodom. We parade the sin of sodomy and give it place in our world by trying to legitimize it.
We make laws that put innocence in danger and justify expediency over righteousness.
We reward those who manipulate and scheme and commit fraud.
Our legal system has been skewed to favor the powerful over the just; it has overstepped its boundaries at the behest of the powerful.
As a nation, we are in terrible shape. We have committed every sin in the book. We have earned all the reprisals listed in the book.
God is just and merciful to those who acknowledge their sin and repent. But God is also righteous, and those who flout their sin proudly will not receive mercy.
As individuals, let us examine our hearts to root out and repent of our personal sins. As a nation, let us work to return our country to the righteousness of the Lord.
Father, God,
Shine the light of Your love into our hearts to show us our sins that we may repent of them. Give us the discernment to see those who would lead us astray, and let us have the courage not to elect leaders who will pull us down that path.
In Jesus' most precious name.
Amen.
Amen.
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